Seasonal Distributıon and Diversity of Epipelic Algae in Köprüçay River (Turkey/Antalya)

Nezire Lerzan ÇİÇEK, Ömer Osman ERTAN

Abstract

Benthic algae of Köprüçay River have been collected monthly from seven stations in February 2008-January 2009. Epipelic algae was investigated four stations becouse of river bed mostly stony. Total 91 taxa was determined belong to Bacillariophyta (72), Chlorophyta (4), Cyanophyta (9) ve Charophyta (6) in epipelic habitat. Ochrophyta have dominanted with both species and number of individuals in the benthic. Frequency of occurrence and relative abundance of Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki,  Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W. Smith, Gomphonema parvulum (Kützing) Kützing, Cocconeis placentula Ehrenberg, Cymatopleura solea (Brébisson) W. Smith,  Cymbella affinis Kützing,  Diatoma vulgaris Bory, Ulnaria ulna (Nitzsch) P. Compère, Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W. Smith have been found high. 

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